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Danielle Bradbery's amazing Voice win hits home — and now League City wants a piece

Big change at MFAH: Rich Kinder elected new chairman of renowned museum's board

The Heights' feel-good yarn art is destroyed by a vicious old woman vandal: This happened

Drake dials up the arrogance for his new concert tour — and Houston is in his cross hairs

City Life

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Bikini Season 101: How to stay sane and love your hot body — no fat questions allowed

A hybrid that actually looks good? Lexus shakes up the gas-saving game with its CT 200h

Teenage lifeguard drowns while trying to prove his underwater swimming prowess in Katy

Hazmat suit team pulls off a bold Woodlands jewelry store robbery: They got it at Jared (quickly)

Fashion/Style

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The hottest looks for summer: Ditch that boring, basic black for summer pastels

Who needs high heels to be sexy? 10 wedges that will blow away any boring shoe notions

Must-shop Houston boutiques: Break free of the chains to shop local

H&M partners with hip Paris designer for new collection

Food/Drink

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In-N-Out Burger threatens a high-end Houston chef in burger flap — and the response is hilarious

How Texas' new beer laws are changing the local craft beer scene: Everything you need to know

Houston bar king rails against spirit rep "hookers" and other Big Liquor games

New Midtown bar promises to serve only "American" craft beer: Is the USA, USA chant next?

Home/Design

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Color your world: Sofas in bold shades are among popular new furniture trends

Bayou Planting Guide helps your garden grow: Five foolpoof plants that thrive in the Houston climate

Inside The Tinderbox: New craft shop emerges amid the restaurants and bars of Mid-Main

Inside great designer homes: Lifestyle blogger Ronda Rice Carman gives everyone house envy

Real Estate

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Houston home sales break an all-time record: Has a white-hot market reached its peak?

Galveston ups its luxury game: New multi-million homes to include private helipad access

Mansion fever grips the real estate market: Is a $200 million home on the way?

A $6.7 million party house? Six bedrooms, a Zen vibe and not your ordinary design up the cool factor

Social Scene

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A red letter night at the Louvre with Diana Ross and Princess Charlotte brings in $3 million

Murder, super powerful Texas women and liver transplants all touch the Houston party scene

Young professionals raise a glass to Houston Ballet finale — and to never growing up

Party in Paris: Gypsy Queens rock Luxembourg Palace but Duran Duran's Nick Rhodes won't sing

Sports

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Johnny Manziel has a point on College Station: Is Twitter or the truth hurting Texas A&M?

Racists on Twitter taught a lesson by the NBA Finals 11-year-old National Anthem hero

Astrodome debate continues: 19 ideas for redo; nominated to National Register of Historic Places

Ed Reed stands up to Obama: Questioning his heart is absurd — Houston fans should know better

Travel

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United Airlines ups the Dreamliner ante, orders more new stretch planes — and look at that fuel burn

Galveston to get a new bridge? Historic old bridge seen as an economic block

With love from Paris, romantics lock up a controversial new tradition on Seine bridge

Carmen Electra's boobs to be bronzed for breastaurant Hall of Fame: You're surprised?

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10 Santas

Rick Perry strikes down The War On Christmas in the most absurd press conference ever

By Julia Davila

06.17.13 | 3:23 pm

Surrounded by Santa Claus impersonators — not just one, not two, not three, but a whopping 10 of them — Texas Gov. Rick Perry signed House Bill 308, the so-called Merry Christ ...

Capitol Cocktail Hour

Perks of being a Texas lawmaker include a $22,000 dinner with a $3,000 tip — and it's perfectly legal

By Katie Friel

05.25.13 | 5:39 pm

The Texas Tribune is reporting that lobbyists and supporters took the House Calendars Committee — the group of 15 people that decides which bills actually make it onto the House floor for a v ...

Capitol Cocktail Hour

Legislature aims to make Texas the gun-friendliest state in America

By Katie Friel

05.12.13 | 2:21 pm

Members of the Texas House came in to work last week with guns blazing, passing one of the most controversial bills of the session: a law that would allow college students over 21 who have a concea ...

Mayor Parker Unplugged

Mayor Parker reveals her Astrodome views, her food truck troubles and the sidewalk truth: Highlights from #AskAnnise

By Whitney Radley

04.30.13 | 2:24 pm

On Monday, we joined Mayor Annise Parker and her staff at City Hall for a live web chat on CultureMap — and repeat reader questions indicated the issues at the forefront of your minds, f ...

Money talks

Victory Fund Houston brunch draws big crowd and brings in big bucks for gay, lesbian candidates

By Clifford Pugh

03.27.13 | 7:02 am

In politics, money talks. That's a lesson supporters of underfunded gay and lesbian candidates for public office have learned — and the results have been impressive. The growing ...

The Dynasty continues

The "Halo" effect? George P. Bush reveals bid for Texas land commissioner with Beyoncé song

By Claire St. Amant

03.13.13 | 11:58 am

UPDATE: The Bush campaign is no longer using the original version of the video set to the song "Halo" by Beyoncé. That version (which appears above) has been ma ...

Fashion trend

The Big Bangs Theory: Bush and Obama unite for bipartisan hairstyle that crosses party lines

By Clifford Pugh

02.11.13 | 10:44 am

NEW YORK — Republicans and Democrats in Congress are at each other's throats. But at least there is bipartisan agreement in the country over one trend: Bangs. It seems like nearly eve ...

Pix of the Day

Comic or lewd? Bill Clinton's eager photobomb of Kelly Clarkson raises bipartisan debate

By Whitney Radley

01.23.13 | 10:28 am

From the First Lady's Jason Wu dress to Beyoncé's (allegedly lip-synched) rendition of the National Anthem, President Barack Obama's second inauguration ceremony has offered ...

Unexpected announcement

METRO president and CEO George Greanias makes it official: He's moving on

By Whitney Radley

12.20.12 | 3:33 pm

Last Friday, METRO made an unexpected announcement in an otherwise routine agenda for the transit authority's monthly board meeting: George Greanias, president and CEO since ...

He's baaaaaaaack!

In new job, Wayne Dolcefino targets Mayor Parker, but is there anything to uncover?

By Clifford Pugh

12.19.12 | 10:33 am

Don't expect to see Wayne Dolcefino on TV anytime soon. The former Channel 13 investigative reporter, who abruptly left the station on Thanksgiving eve, has made himself over as media and ...

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Frosty Sno Cone Stands	A-List Art Deco

MAM's House of Ice Tampico Tropical Chill Sno Beach	Lawndale Art Center Houston City Hall JPMorgan Chase Building University of Houston — Downtown Macy's Downtown
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Places to see an art house movie	Downtown Watering Holes

Sundance Cinemas River Oaks Theatre Museum of Fine Arts, Houston Brown Auditorium 14 Pews Alamo Drafthouse Mason Park Rice Media Center AMC Studio 30	CharBar The Flying Saucer Draught Emporium Hearsay La Carafe McElroy's and Molly's State Bar notsuoH
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Test Drives: Today's hottest cars	Imperiled Architecture

Formula One technology hits the streets: A sneak peek at McLaren's new supercar Revving up summer in the 2011 Chevy Camaro convertible: Does the top down love stack up? A sporty new Range Rover that's big on style: CultureMap previews the new Evoque The Ford Mustang GT convertible is the original pony car, but is it the best? An exotic tour of the town with Houston Motor Club: Inside the culture of hot car swapping Volvo S60 T5 strives to be a little naughty, but with nifty features it sure is nice The comeback kid: Chrysler experiences a renaissance with the 200 and 300	River Oaks Theatre Alabama Theater Astrodome Rice Museum building Sears
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Cupcake Heaven	Quirky Houston attractions

Sprinkles Cupcakes Crave Cupcakes Sugarbaby's Cupcake Boutique Ooh La La Dessert Boutique Dessert Gallery-Kirby Celebrity Cupcakes Jodycakes	Beer Can House National Museum of Funeral History Orange Show Center for Visionary Art Anderson Fair Glenwood Cemetery
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Cool hotel pools for chilling	Hotel Bar Great Escapes

Hotel Granduca Four Seasons Hotel Hotel ZaZa The St. Regis Hotel Hotel Sorella, CityCentre Westin Houston Memorial City	The Bar at La Colombe d’Or Hotel Bar Malatesta Monarch Lounge Monnalisa Vinoteca Line and Lariat
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The Bow Wows of Dog Parks	Late Night Bites

Market Square Park Danny Jackson Family Dog Park Congressman Bill Archer Dog Park Millie Bush Dog Park Discovery Green Ervan Chew Dog Park	Spanish Flowers BB's Cajun Café Frank's Pizza House of Pies Theo's Smith & Wollensky La Tapatia Taqueria
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Not-To-Be-Missed Ceviche	Shops for the Hip H-Town Man

Hugo's Escalante's-Highland Village Cyclone Anaya's Ninfa's on Navigation Pico's Mex-Mex	Mortar Reserve Supply Company Kuhl-Linscomb Billy Reid Hamilton Shirts
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Where the NFL/NBA Players Play	Gallery Hopping in The Heights

Del Frisco's Double Eagle Steakhouse Vic & Anthony’s Hotel Icon Sushi Raku Yao's Restaurant and Bar at Houston Pavillions (closed)	Gallery M Squared Hiram Butler Gallery 18 Hands Gallery G Gallery Redbud Gallery
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Happy Hour treats	Swell Party Venues

Uchi Benjy's-Washington Alto Pizzeria (Closed) Bistro Bar Brennan's of Houston Fleming's-River Oaks Down House	The Corinthian Goode's Armadillo Palace Hotel ZaZa Houston House of Blues Houston Hudson Lounge La Colombe d'Or Lucky Strike Lanes
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Indie Coffee Joints	Free Museum Days

Greenway Coffee Co. Brasil Agora Black Hole Café Catalina Coffee Down House The Coffee Groundz	The Menil Collection Museum of Fine Arts, Houston Contemporary Arts Museum Houston Houston Museum of Natural Science Children's Museum of Houston Holocaust Museum Houston Blaffer Art Museum
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06.19.13

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This is no ordinary class reunion: Power players feted on Chevron Tower's 50th floor with musical wows

06.19.13

02:29 pm

French diplomats open up their River Oaks manse to celebrate cave man life

06.19.13

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Bikini Season 101: How to stay sane and love your hot body — no fat questions allowed

06.19.13

12:59 pm

Danielle Bradbery's amazing Voice win hits home — and now League City wants a piece

06.19.13

12:26 pm

In-N-Out Burger threatens a high-end Houston chef in burger flap — and the response is hilarious

19 \| jun at 6:00 pm	Fly Me To The Moon: Book Talk & Wine Tasting "Spaceflight" with author of The Astronaut Wives Club: A True Story
Plate & Bottle
19 \| jun at 6:00 pm	Phil's Wine Lounge Summer Sommelier Tastings: "Around the Roundtable" with Vanessa Trevino Boyd
Philippe Restaurant + Lounge
19 \| jun at 6:00 pm	Writers in the Schools' "Night WrITerS"
MKT Bar
19 \| jun at 6:00 pm	Emerging Leaders' Networking 101
Advantage BMW Midtown